related to or located at the back; the back yard; the back entrance'

the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; his back was nicely tanned

[ Syn: dorsum ]

the side that goes last or is not normally seen; he wrote the date on the back of the photograph

[ Syn: rear ]

the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; he stood at the back of the stage; it was hidden in the rear of the store

[ Syn: rear ]

(football) a person who plays in the backfield

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; the fall broke his back

[ Syn: spinal column , vertebral column , spine , backbone , rachis ]

the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; the book had a leather binding

[ Syn: binding , book binding , cover ]

the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back'

a support that you can lean against while sitting; the back of the dental chair was adjustable

[ Syn: backrest ]

(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

in or to or toward a former location; she went back to her parents' house'

at or to or toward the back or rear; he moved back; tripped when he stepped backward; she looked rearward out the window of the car

[ Syn: backward , backward , backward , backward , backwards , backwards , backwards , backwards , rearward , rearward , rearward , rearward , rearwards , rearwards , rearwards , rearwards , backward , backward , backward , backward , backwards , backwards , backwards , backwards , rearward , rearward , rearward , rearward , rearwards , rearwards , rearwards , rearwards , backward , backward , backward , backward , backwards , backwards , backwards , backwards , rearward , rearward , rearward , rearward , rearwards , rearwards , rearwards , rearwards , backward , backward , backward , backward , backwards , backwards , backwards , backwards , rearward , rearward , rearward , rearward , rearwards , rearwards , rearwards , rearwards ]

in or to or toward an original condition; he went back to sleep'

in or to or toward a past time; set the clocks back an hour; never look back; lovers of the past looking fondly backward

[ Syn: backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward ]

in reply; he wrote back three days later'

in repayment or retaliation; we paid back everything we had borrowed; he hit me and I hit him back; I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher'

located at or near the back of an animal; back (or hind) legs; the hinder part of a carcass

[ Syn: hind , hinder ]

of an earlier date; back issues of the magazine'

be behind; approve of; He plumped for the Labor Party; I backed Kennedy in 1960

[ Syn: endorse , indorse , plump for , plunk for , support ]

strengthen by providing with a back or backing

travel backward; back into the driveway; The car backed up and hit the tree'

give support or ones approval to; Ill second that motion; I cant back this plan; endorse a new project

[ Syn: second , endorse , indorse ]

cause to travel backward; back the car into the parking spot'

support financial backing for; back this enterprise'

be in back of; My garage backs their yard'

place a bet on; Which horse are you backing?; Im betting on the new horse

[ Syn: bet on , gage , stake , game , punt ]

shift to a counterclockwise direction; the wind backed'

establish as valid or genuine; Can you back up your claims?

[ Syn: back up ]